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During the Little Rock crisis, Hays did not take either the side of [[Dwight Eisenhower]] nor Governor [[Orval Faubus]], instead seeking a reconciliation between the two.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> In 1958, he was defeated for re-election by the more staunchly segregationist Dale Alford, who utilized [[Democrat election fraud]] tactics to "win" the race.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/>
During the Little Rock crisis, Hays did not take either the side of [[Dwight Eisenhower]] nor Governor [[Orval Faubus]], instead seeking a reconciliation between the two.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/> In 1958, he was defeated for re-election by the more staunchly segregationist Dale Alford, who utilized [[Democrat election fraud]] tactics to "win" the race.<ref name=encyclopediaofarkansas/>
===Post-House years===
Following his ousting, Hays was appointed by President Eisenhower to the board of the [[Tennessee Valley Authority]].<ref>[https://news.uark.edu/articles/16539/brooks-hays-digital-collection-opened Brooks Hays Digital Collection Opened]. ''University of Arkansas''. Retrieved September 22, 2021.</ref> During the presidency of [[John F. Kennedy]], he was made assistant secretary on congressional relations.
Hays was also a special assistant to [[Lyndon B. Johnson]].
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